OSHA Inspection: ALFREDO SAMUEL RAMIREZ RAMIREZ

Issued

Oct 17, 2018

Abate by

Nov 13, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $3,880

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met: (Construction Reference: 1926.59)  a) On or about July 9, 2018 at 3106 Lanier Dr. NE Atlanta, GA 30319 and at times prior to, employees used chemical products including but not limited to Custom Color Type N Masonry Cement containing Quartz (crystalline silica) and Hexavalent chromium.  A written hazard communication program had not been developed to promote the safe handling and use of the hazardous chemical products.

Issued

Oct 17, 2018

Abate by

Nov 13, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8):   The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical: (Construction Reference: 1926.59)   a)On or about July 9, 2018 at 3106 Lanier Dr. NE Atlanta, GA 30319 and at times prior to, employees used chemical products including but not limited to Custom Color Type N Masonry Cement containing Quartz (crystalline silica) and Hexavalent chromium.  Employer failed to maintain copies of safety data sheets on each site.

Issued

Oct 17, 2018

Abate by

Nov 13, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area: (Construction Reference: 1926.59)  a) On or about July 9, 2018 at 3106 Lanier Dr. NE Atlanta, GA 30319 and at times prior to, employees used chemical products including but not limited to Custom Color Type N Masonry Cement containing Quartz (crystalline silica) and Hexavalent chromium.  The employer failed to train employees on the safe handling and use of the hazardous chemicals products.

Issued

Oct 17, 2018

Abate by

Nov 13, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,772 · Current $2,772

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.25(a): During the course of construction, alteration, or repairs,  debris was not kept cleared from work areas, passageways, and stairs, in and around buildings or other structures:   On or about July 9, 2018 at 3106 Lanier Dr. NE Atlanta, GA 30319:  a) The employer did not ensure the area around the worksite was free of debris including but not limited to, bricks, buckets, trash, scaffold parts, and empty cement bags exposing employees to tripping hazards.

Issued

Oct 17, 2018

Abate by

Nov 13, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $3,880

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees were not protected by protective helmets while working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns:  On or about July 9, 2018 at 3106 Lanier Dr. NE Atlanta, GA 30319:  (a) Employees engaged in work related to masonry at a residential home  under construction, were exposed to struck by hazards while working beneath a steel pin lock H frame scaffold with no hard hats with masonry work performed overhead.

Issued

Oct 17, 2018

Abate by

Nov 13, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,772 · Current $2,772

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee used appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles:  On or about July 9, 2018 at 3106 Lanier Dr. NE Atlanta, GA 30319:  (a)  Employees engaged in masonry working beneath a steel pin lock H frame scaffold were exposed to being struck by flying particles while chipping and breaking brick with no safety glasses.

Issued

Oct 17, 2018

Abate by

Nov 13, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $3,880

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.300(b)(1): Power operated tool(s), designed to accommodate guards, were not equipped with such guards when in use:  On or about July 9, 2018 at 3106 Lanier Dr. NE Atlanta, GA 30319:   a) Employer did not ensure that the guard on the Mortar Mixer was used properly while employees mixed concrete material exposing employees to amputations hazards.

Issued

Oct 17, 2018

Abate by

Nov 13, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,217 · Current $2,217

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(a)(1): Each scaffold and/or scaffold component was not capable of supporting, without failure, its own weight and at least 4 times the maximum intended load applied or transmitted to it:Note:  Exceptions are provided in paragraphs (a)(2), (a)(3), (a)(4), (a)(5) and (g) of this section.   On or about July 9, 2018 at 3106 Lanier Dr. NE Atlanta, GA 30319:  (a) Where employees were performing masonry work from steel pin lock H frame scaffold, the employer did not ensure the scaffold planked on the first buck side bracket was free of damage when the plank was split is longer than the width of the plank, exposing employees to a fall of 4-feet to the dirt below.

Issued

Oct 17, 2018

Abate by

Nov 13, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,217 · Current $2,217

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1)(i): Each platform unit (e.g., scaffold plank, fabricated plank, fabricated deck, or fabricated platform) was not installed so that the space between adjacent units and the space between the platform and the uprights were no more than 1 inch (2.5 cm) wide, except where the employer can demonstrate that a wider space is necessary:   On or about July 9, 2018 at 3106 Lanier Dr. NE Atlanta, GA 30319:  (a) Where employees were performing masonry work from steel pin lock H frame scaffold, the employer did not ensure the scaffold was fully planked on the first buck side bracket, leaving an opening of approximately 2-inches between the planks, exposing employees to a fall of 4-feet to the dirt below.

Issued

Oct 17, 2018

Abate by

Nov 13, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,217 · Current $2,217

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2): Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames,  or uprights did not bear on base plates, mud sills or other adequate firm foundation:  On or about July 9, 2018 at 3106 Lanier Dr. NE Atlanta, GA 30319:  a) The employer erected a steel pin lock H Frame scaffold supported by scrap lumber and piles of brick submerged in water.  Employees were exposed to fall hazards of up to 4-feet during a scaffold collapse.

Issued

Oct 17, 2018

Abate by

Nov 13, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(ii): Unstable objects were used to support scaffolds or platform units:   On or about July 9, 2018 at 3106 Lanier Dr. NE Atlanta, GA 30319:  a) Employees were engaged in masonry activities while working from steel pin lock h frame scaffold. The scaffolding was resting on piles of scrap lumber and bricks underwater. Employees were exposed to fall hazards of up to 4-feet during a scaffold collapse.

Issued

Oct 17, 2018

Abate by

Nov 13, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(3): Supported scaffold poles, legs, post, frames, and/or uprights were not plumb and braced to prevent swaying and displacement:  On or about July 9, 2018 at 3106 Lanier Dr. NE Atlanta, GA 30319:  a) The employer erected a steel pin lock H Frame scaffold that was not plumb and supported by scrap lumber and piles of brick submerged in water.  Employees were exposed to fall hazards of up to 4-feet during a scaffold collapse.

Issued

Oct 17, 2018

Abate by

Nov 13, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,217 · Current $2,217

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from other scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used.  Crossbraces were used as a means of access:   On or about July 9, 2018 at 3106 Lanier Dr. NE Atlanta, GA 30319:  a) Employees were performing masonry work from a steel pin lock H frame scaffold. Employees climbed the end frames, exposing employees to falls from heights of up to 4 feet to the dirt below.

Issued

Oct 17, 2018

Abate by

Nov 13, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,217 · Current $2,217

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(3): Scaffolds and scaffold components were not inspected for visible defects by a competent person before each work shift, and after any occurrence which could affect a scaffold's structural integrity:   On or about July 9, 2018 at 3106 Lanier Dr. NE Atlanta, GA 30319:  a) Employees performing masonry worked from a steel pin lock H frame scaffold. The employer did not ensure that the scaffold was inspected by a competent person and free from defects and hazards, such as but not limited to missing guardrails, ladder, not being plumb and working levels that were not fully planked. Employees were exposed to falls from heights up to 4-feet to the dirt below.

Issued

Oct 17, 2018

Abate by

Nov 13, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7): Scaffolds were not erected, moved, dismantled, or altered, by trained and experienced employees under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration:; Such activities were not performed only by experienced and trained employees selected for such work by the competent person.   On or about July 9, 2018 at 3106 Lanier Dr. NE Atlanta, GA 30319:  a) Employees performing masonry worked from a steel pin lock H frame scaffold. The employer did not ensure that the scaffold was inspected by a competent person and free from defects and hazards, such as but not limited to missing guardrails, ladder, not being plumb and working levels that were not fully planked. Employees were exposed to falls from heights up to 4-feet to the dirt below.

Issued

Oct 17, 2018

Abate by

Nov 13, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,326 · Current $3,326

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(b): The employer did not have each employee involved in erecting, disassembling, moving, operating, repairing, maintaining, or inspecting a scaffold trained by a competent person to recognize any hazards associated with the work in question:  On or about July 9, 2018 at 3106 Lanier Dr. NE Atlanta, GA 30319:  a) Employees were performing masonry work from a steel pin lock H frame scaffold and the employer did not ensure that the person erecting the scaffold had proficient knowledge and could identify potential defects or hazards, exposing employees to falls from heights of 4 feet to the dirt below.

Issued

Oct 17, 2018

Abate by

Nov 13, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $3,880

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1153(d)(2)(i): The employer did not assess the exposure of each employee who was or may reasonably be expected to be exposed to respirable crystalline silica at or above the action level in accordance with either the performance option in paragraph (d)(2)(ii) or the scheduled monitoring option in paragraph (d)(2)(iii) of this section:  a) On or about July 9, 2018 at 3106 Lanier Dr. NE Atlanta, GA 30319 and at times prior to, employees used chemical products including but not limited to Custom Color Type N Masonry Cement containing Quartz (crystalline silica) and Hexavalent chromium. In addition, employees were dry cutting bricks containing crystalline silica.  The employer did not assess employee exposure by performing air monitoring, exposing employees to crystalline silica.